UCLA Loneliness ScaleUCLA-LS
~5 min · 20 questions · Free partial report
Twenty statements about how you experience your social connections, answered on a four-point scale from Never to Always. Nine are worded positively and scored in reverse so that a higher total consistently means more loneliness. The single score from 20 to 80 captures subjective loneliness: the felt gap between the social life you want and the one you have.
Twenty items measuring subjective loneliness — the gap between desired and actual social connection.
- Find out how lonely you feel in your current social life. The score reflects your subjective experience, not how many friends you have.
No signup required to start. The Partial Report is free at the end. The Complete costs $50.54, if and when you want it.
What this test measures
Loneliness
Very Low
Low
Average
High
Very High
Your result falls into one of these bands.
Discover where you stand on each dimension.
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Answer the questions
4-point (Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always). Visible progress bar. You can pause and resume from any device after identifying yourself.
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| Inter-dimensional chart with accessible data table | — | ✓ |
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- ✓Everything in the Partial, expanded to 3–5 paragraphs per dimension
- ✓Percentile per dimension, compared to reference norms
- ✓Applied recommendations: career, relationships, self-care
- ✓Certificate with public verification, printable or savable as PDF
You only pay after completing the test, if you want to go beyond the Partial.
- ✓Interpretive text per dimension, generated from your answers
- ✓Raw score for each dimension
- ✓One-paragraph overview reading
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Payment via PIX (instant) or credit card. Access to the report for 1 year. After that, the report stays visible in read-only mode.
Why trust this instrument.
The UCLA Loneliness Scale Version 3 (Russell, 1996) measures subjective loneliness with 20 items on a 4-point scale (Never to Always). Nine items are positively worded and reverse scored. Internal consistency alpha is .89 to .94 across four samples (college students N = 487, nurses N = 305, teachers N = 316, elderly N = 311). CFA supports a unidimensional structure.
- Authors:
- Russell
- Year:
- 1996
Percentiles and T-scores shown are provisional, based on synthetic reference data until real norms accumulate.
- Russell, D. (1996). UCLA Loneliness Scale (Version 3): Reliability, validity, and factor structure. Journal of Personality Assessment, 66(1), 20-40.
The theory behind this test.
Cognitive Discrepancy Model of Loneliness
Loneliness arises from a perceived discrepancy between one's desired and actual social relationships. It is a subjective experience — objective social isolation and subjective loneliness are related but distinct. The model predicts that loneliness depends not on the number of contacts but on the gap between what a person wants and what they have.
Learn more about this theory →Target Audience
Adults and older adolescents (16+)
Recommended ages: 16+
Questions the report answers.
How lonely do you feel?
Higher scores mean greater subjective loneliness, capturing both social and emotional loneliness.
Who benefits most.
People who moved or changed life circumstances
Anyone who recently relocated or ended a relationship and wants to check on their social wellbeing.
Remote workers
People whose work reduces face-to-face interaction.
Frequently asked questions
What does this test measure?
Subjective loneliness — the felt gap between the relationships you want and the ones you experience.
Is feeling lonely the same as being alone?
No. You can score high while surrounded by people if relationships feel shallow.
How long does it take?
About 3–5 minutes for 20 items.
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This test is a self-knowledge tool for informational purposes. It does not constitute a psychological or clinical diagnosis and does not replace evaluation by a qualified professional. The report indicates the AI model used in text generation.
Published by Russell (1996), freely available for research and applied use.